German 5.0

Almost everyone here in Berlin drives porsches, but I take great pleasure in beating them with my american V8 mustang 5.0L. This is my first post in the 5.0 section. I see at the bottom of the posts about your vehicle's parts. How do I mention mine?

silver91gt

it is in the my profile section, type it in the signature section.

nitrous_bob

yeah i used to run 12.50's in a notchback that i had a total investment of $4k...including the car.

spanked vipers, 911's, vettes...you name it.

hi-dollar guys really hate that....

92hatchLX

How hard was it getting a hold of the mustang and getting it shipped over to Germany?

393Bird

I remember when I lived in Germany in the 70s, and had my 67 Mustang GT. It was my daily driver the fist 2 years, then I converted it to strip only. It was fast to begin with, then I did a lot of work on it. I never had any trouble with any one on the road, except once on the Autobahn, when a lamborghini tried me from about 90 MPH. We were even to well past 120 when he shifted to top gear, and pulled away from me. We drove another 100 miles and I never did see him again. I have nothing but respect for Lambos.

Here is my GT taken in Germany after I converted it to strip only. We raced at Sembach AFB.

http://www.qsl.net/wd4ngb/67gt.htm

I sold it while in Gernany. Should of kept the GT, and got rid of the wife.

rmodel65

i wanna a 1965 t5 from germany!!

German 5.0

Thanks for the information. I guess the signature worked. Anyways, It was not easy getting an american car like the 5.0L over here. The car cost 4,500 american dollars and another 1,200 dollars to ship overseas. The car is driven on the roads on the end of each week.

I think this car may not be legal in american streets. I think it is due to inspections. My LX notchback has beaten many expensive german cars and my opponents have to know why after each race. I try to explain, but their ignorance of american motorsports is to great.

You guys should see this car in Nurburgring. My fastest time around the track was 8 Minutes and 58 seconds. It is pretty unusual for the other lamborghini's, ferrari's, and porsches to see such a small car in that track. Next week i'll be going again. But this car's handling is a bit tense. I can really beat the other cars off a corner and on straightaways. I guess I prefer to use it more on roads with traffic lights.

FoMoCo

Damn, you've driven in Nurburgring. What was your average speed? and what was your highest?

German 5.0

FoMoCo, my average speed I think was 94 in MPH, and my highest was 161 in MPH. Since the speedometer on the 5.0L goes to 140MPH, I had to get another from Autometer.

BraMas

How much does it cost to drive the Nurburgring? You are so lucky to be able to drive that cource. Do they only let a certain amount of people on the track at a time or do you pay your money and everyone is out there at the same time?